Amended in Assembly April 2, 2014

Amended in Assembly March 20, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2060


Introduced by Assembly Member V. Manuel Pérez

February 20, 2014


An act to add Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1234) to Title 8 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, relating tobegin delete postrelease community supervisionend deletebegin insert recidivismend insert.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2060, as amended, V. Manuel Pérez. begin deletePostrelease Community Supervision end deletebegin insertSupervised end insertPopulation Workforce Training Grant Program.

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Existing law defines probation to mean the suspension of the imposition or execution of a sentence and the order of conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a probation officer. Existing law authorizes probation for some, but not all, felony convictions.

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Existing law requires all eligible people released from prison on and after October 1, 2011, or, whose sentences have been deemed served, as provided, after serving a prison term for a felony, upon release from prison, and for a period not exceeding 3 years immediately following release, to be subject tobegin insert postreleaseend insert community supervision provided by a county agency designated by each county’s board of supervisors that is consistent with evidence-based practices, including, but not limited to, supervision policies, procedures, programs, and practices demonstrated by scientific research to reduce recidivism among individuals under postrelease supervision. Existing lawbegin delete createsend deletebegin insert authorizes a court, when sentencing a person to county jail for a felony, to commit the person to county jail for either the full term in custody, as specified, or to suspend the execution of a concluding portion of the term selected at the court’s discretion. Under existing law, this period of suspended execution is supervised by the county probation officer and is known as mandatory supervision.end insert

begin insertExisting law createsend insert thebegin delete Recidivisionend deletebegin insert Recidivismend insert Reduction Fund in the State Treasury, available upon appropriation by the Legislature, for, among other things, activities designed to reduce recidivism of the state’s prison population.

This bill would establish thebegin delete Postrelease Community Supervisionend deletebegin insert Supervisedend insert Population Workforce Training Grant Program to be administered, as provided, by the California Workforce Investment Board and funded, upon appropriation by the Legislature, using moneys from the Recidivism Reduction Fund. The bill, among other things, would provide grant program eligibility criteria for counties. The bill would also provide that eligible uses for grant funds include, but are not limited to, vocational training, stipends for trainees, and apprenticeship opportunities for thebegin delete postrelease community supervisionend deletebegin insert supervisedend insert populationbegin insert, which would include individuals on probation, mandatory supervision, and postrelease community supervisionend insert. By January 1, 2017, the board would be required to submit a report to the Legislature containing specified information, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant program.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1234) is
2added to Title 8 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, to read:

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4Chapter  4. begin deletePostrelease Community Supervision end delete
5begin insertSupervised end insertPopulation Workforce Training Grant Program
6

 

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1234.  

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have
8the following meanings:

9(a) “California Workforce Investment Board” or “State WIB”
10means the California Workforce Investment Board established
P3    1pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 14010) of Chapter
23 of Division 7 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.

3(b) “Grant program” means thebegin delete Postrelease Community
4Supervisionend delete
begin insert Supervisedend insert Population Workforce Training Grant
5Program.

6(c) “Recidivism Reduction Fund” means the Recidivism
7Reduction Fund created pursuant to Section 1233.9.

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8(d) “Supervised population” means those persons who are on
9probation, mandatory supervision, or postrelease community
10supervision and are supervised by, or are under the jurisdiction
11of, the county.

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1234.1.  

(a) This chapter establishes thebegin delete Postrelease Community
13Supervisionend delete
begin insert Supervisedend insert Population Workforce Training Grant
14Program to be administered by the California Workforce
15Investment Board.

16(b) The grant program shall be competitive and open to all
17counties in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 1234.3.

18(c) The grant program shall be funded, upon appropriation of
19the Legislature, using moneys from the Recidivism Reduction
20 Fund.

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1234.2.  

The State WIB shall administer the grant program as
22follows:

23(a) Develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients through
24a public process.

25(b) Design the grant program application to ensure all of the
26following occurs:

27(1) There is fairness and competitiveness for smaller counties.

28(2) There is fair and equitable geographic distribution of grant
29funds.

30(3) There is greater consideration given to counties that have
31demonstrated a collaborative working relationship with local
32workforce investment boards or that currently have in place a
33workforce training program for thebegin delete postrelease community
34supervisionend delete
begin insert supervisedend insert population.

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1234.3.  

(a) Each county is eligible to apply for the grant
36program funds.

37(b) (1) Preference shall be given to counties with demonstrated
38matching funding.

39(2) Matching funds may come from governmental or
40nongovernmental sources, including, but not limited to, local
P4    1workforce investment boards, local governments, or private
2foundation funds.

3(c) Eligible uses of grant funds include, but are not limited to,
4vocational training, stipends for trainees, and apprenticeship
5opportunities for thebegin delete postrelease community supervisionend deletebegin insert supervisedend insert
6 population.

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1234.4.  

(a) Upon completion of the grant period, grant
8recipients shall report to the State WIB regarding their use of the
9funds and workforce training program outcomes.

10(b) By January 1, 2017, the State WIB shall submit a report to
11the Legislature using the reports from the grant recipients. The
12report shall contain all the following information:

13(1) The overall success of the grant program.

14(2) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant program.

15(3) A recommendation on the long-term viability of local
16 workforce investment board and county collaborations on
17workforce training programs for thebegin delete postrelease community
18supervisionend delete
begin insert supervisedend insert population.

19(4) A recommendation on the long-term viability of county
20workforce training programs for thebegin delete postrelease community
21supervisionend delete
begin insert supervisedend insert population.

22(c) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under
23subdivision (b) is inoperative on January 1, 2021, pursuant to
24Section 12031.5 of the Government Code.

25(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall
26be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government
27Code.



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